The epidemic of obesity is now recognised as one of the most important public health problems facing the world today. Adult obesity is more common globally than under-nutrition.
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Cardiovascular disease - a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adults - is strongly influenced by platelet function through acute thrombotic and atherogenic mechanisms.
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It is possible that the long-elusive cause of Alzheimer’s disease has finally been discovered: Porphyromonas gingivalis, the key bacteria in chronic gum disease. If you bled when you brushed your teeth, you might want to get that checked out.
Gum disease affects roughly a third of the population. But the good news is that a drug that blocks the main toxins of P. gingivalis is entering major clinical trials this year, and research shows it might stop and even reverse Alzheimer’s.
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